At Dublin Scioto High School students are learning about sustainable food and environmental science first hand through a new aquaponics lab.

Aquaponics combines raising aquatic animals and hydroponics.

Hydroponics is the growing of plants in water instead of soil.

500 gallon tank

Gardner Watkins, the environmental science teacher at Scioto, said he hopes the aquaponics lab will become a valuable educational tool and a sustainable food source that can provide vegetables and fish to the Scioto cafeteria.